Vortex Lift Correspondence. E. Polhamus. NASA/LRC.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Edward C. Polhamus Papers include reprints of articles and reports by Polhamus, correspondence, notebooks, and photographs relating to his patents on variable wing sweeps, F-111 aircraft and cryogenic wind tunnel development and vortex lift aerodynamics, Congressional testimony on the TFX contract investigation, and materials relating to his Wright Brothers lectureship.
Dates
- 1962 - 1986
Creator
- From the Collection: Polhamus, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1923-2001 (Person)
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.4 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Bibliography
- Jan Tulinius. Letter to "Joe" About Polhamus Lift Equations. 28 October 1966.
- H. Schlichting. Untersuchungen an schlanken Rumpf-Flügel-Kombinationen (Investigations on Slender Wing-Body-Combinations). 30 April 1971.
- Peter Arcidiacono. Letter to A. Gessow. 17 May 1971.
- Requests for Reprints of Polhamus Article "Predictions of Vortex-Lift Characteristics by a Leading-Edge Suction Analogy".
- Edward C. Polhamus. Letter to H. Staudacher. undated.
- Werner Staudacher. Letter to Edward C. Polhamus. 22 November 1971.
- Werner Staudacher. Letter to Edward C. Polhamus. 24 January 1972.
- NASA. Memorandum on Request from Germany for Information. October 1970.
- Edward C. Polhamus. Letter to Jack Nielsen. 25 June 1973.
- Edward C. Polhamus. Letter to A.B. Wardlow. 7 January 1976.
- Correspondence between Edward C. Polhamus and Eugene Colvert.
- Steph Hitzel. Letter to Edward C. Polhamus. 20 November 1984.
- R. Legendre. Letter to Edward C. Polhamus. 12 November 1986.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
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Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu